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nepotation

/ˌnɛpəˈteɪʃn̩/

nepotation noun: prodigal, dissolute, or uproarious behavior.

Noun

nepotation (usually uncountable, plural nepotations)

  1. (formal, rare, usually) prodigal, dissolute, or uproarious behavior
    • pernoctative nepotation (= riotous carousing through the night)2016, Garner's Modern English Usage, Fourth Editon, page 819

Forms of nepotation

pluralnepotations

Origin of nepotation

From Late Latin nepōtātiō.

Questions about nepotation

What does nepotation mean?
Nepotation means prodigal, dissolute, or uproarious behavior.
What part of speech is nepotation?
Nepotation is a noun.
How do you pronounce nepotation?
Nepotation is pronounced /ˌnɛpəˈteɪʃn̩/.
What is the plural of nepotation?
The plural of nepotation is nepotations.

Words near nepotation in the dictionary

  1. nepomorphan
  2. nepomorphans
  3. Neporatan
  4. nepotal
  5. nepotarchy
  6. nepotation
  7. nepotations
  8. nepotic
  9. nepotically
  10. nepoticidal
  11. nepoticide

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